diff --git a/contrib/vhost-user-blk/meson.build b/contrib/vhost-user-blk/meson.build
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+# FIXME: broken on 32-bit architectures
+executable('vhost-user-blk', files('vhost-user-blk.c'),
+           link_with: libvhost_user,
+           dependencies: qemuutil,
+           build_by_default: false,
+           install: false)